Amazon Rainforest

Amazon Rainforest

Multiple Choice

What is the main conflict of land use in the Amazon?

• opposition by the government to the movement of farmers to the rainforest

• differences among many different groups over how best to use the rainforest

• conflicts between ranchers and farmers over how much land to clear in the rainforest

• arguments among environmental groups over how to preserve biodiversity in the rainforest

Multiple Choice

Rubber tappers and Indigenous Amazonians use the the rainforest in a way that is an example of

• Sustainable destruction

• Full consumption development

• Sustainable development

• Sustainable investment

Multiple Choice

Rainforests are called the “lungs of the Earth” because of their role in

• carbon-oxygen cycle

• food web

• El nino weather current

• The aurora borealis effect

Multiple Choice

The cutting down of trees on a large scale in Brazil is an example of

• Carbon-oxygen cycle

• Erosion

• Deforrestation

• Grazing

Multiple Select

Check all the options: Native Amazonians want:

• Save the forest from destruction

• Open the forest up for others to share

• Want to learn Portuguese and use the legal system to protect their lands

• Open the forest up for investment

Multiple Choice

Which of these groups uses the rainforest in the most sustainable way?

• loggers

• rubber tappers

• farmers

• ranchers

Multiple Choice

What is a benefit of logging in the Amazon rainforest?

• . Logging creates space for new amenities, such as shopping malls and movie theaters

• Logging is important to Brazil’s economy

• Logging allows more people to live in the land by clearing dense forests.

• Logging reduces the expenses of maintaining the rainforest

Multiple Choice

Why is the Amazon rainforest a difficult place for settlers to farm in?

• There is too much rainfall

• The area is overpopulated

• The area is very hot and dry

• The soil is poor in nutrients

Multiple Choice

Which of these do environmental groups in the Amazon rainforest most want to protect?

• biodiversity

• ecotourism

• deforestation

• wetlands

Poll

After this presentation, I have a better understanding of this topic?

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